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Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the parent company of Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., is an independently‐run asset manager listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1991, and operating from 30  offices in 23 countries. The company invests on behalf of institutional and wholesale clients, primarily in equities, fixed income, alternative investment strategies and property. The Group manages more than US$286.5 billion of assets for both institutions and private individuals as of June 30, 2012.

Aberdeen Asset Management is the marketing name in the U.S. for the following affiliated, registered investment advisers: Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Ltd, Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd and Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd (collectively, the ‘Aberdeen Advisers’). Each of the Aberdeen Advisers is wholly owned by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, collectively herein referred to as ("Aberdeen") or ("Group"). “Aberdeen” is a U.S. registered service mark of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

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1. Lipper, a leading global provider of mutual fund information, based the award on the calculation of consistent return, a quantitative metric that incorporates risk-adjusted return and strength of the fund’s performance trend. The Lipper award for the Aberdeen Asia Bond Fund was based on the Institutional class shares of the fund. Other share classes may have different performance and expense characteristics. Fund performance may now be higher or lower than the performance  that was calculated to win this award. Performance reflects certain fee waivers, without which returns would be lower. Past performance does not guarantee future results .

Winners of the annual public fund awards are announced after a six-month  selection process conducted by the Money Management Intelligence team (MMI) and are based on a combination  of editorial research and industry feedback.

The Aberdeen Asia Bond Fund was formerly known as the Aberdeen Asia Bond Institutional Fund.

2. Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. was recognized at Capital Link, Inc.’s 11th annual Closed-End Fund and Global ETF Forum for its excellence in the U.S. closed-end fund industry.Aberdeen received the award for Best Shareholder Relations by a Non-U.S. Equity Closed-End Fund Family in 2011, which was based on nominations from analysts throughout the closed-end fund marketplace.

Concentrating investments in the Asian region subjects the Fund to more volatility and greater risk of loss than geographically diverse funds. Fixed income securities are subject to certain risks including, but not limited to: interest rate (changes in interest rates may cause a decline in the market value of an investment), credit (changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral), prepayment (debt issuers may repay or refinance their loans or obligations earlier than anticipated), and extension (principal repayments may not occur as quickly as anticipated, causing the expected maturity of a security to increase. Foreign securities are more volatile, harder to price and less liquid than U.S. securities; and are subject to different accounting and regulatory standards, and political and economic risks. These risks may be enhanced in emerging market countries.

Aberdeen Funds are distributed by Aberdeen Fund Distributors LLC (“AFD”), Member FINRA and SIPC, 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. AFD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of  Aberdeen Asset Management Inc .